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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 8 | Part 1, Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the introductory poem summarize?
(a) The demise of some, but not all, American Indian tribes.
(b) The pathos of the demise of the American Indian way.
(c) The tragedy of the demise of American Indian legends.
(d) The tragedy of the demise of the American Wild West.

2. What do George and Bessie Black Bull opt for when the white man's method of support fails?
(a) Smoking cattle and fish they do not eat.
(b) Smoking sheep and fish they do not eat.
(c) Smoking coyotes and fish they do not eat.
(d) Smoking venison and fish they do not eat.

3. How does Tom Black Bull share part of his deer kill?
(a) With Blue Elk.
(b) With the sheriff.
(c) With a bear.
(d) With Jim Thatcher.

4. When the first frost arrives, Bessie examines the pine nuts, acorns, and fish they have and decides what?
(a) The white man's supplies were better.
(b) It was better with the corn grown in the fields.
(c) This is the way it should be.
(d) They needed to find additional food.

5. Blue Elk sees Bessie Black Bull leaving the store on her second trip and steals what from her?
(a) All but a small basket.
(b) All but her clothing.
(c) All but the red coat for Tom.
(d) All but the blue coat for Tom.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tom Black Bull's parents teach him the methods of building lodges, preparing food for winter, and what else?

2. In addition to warmth, why does Bessie Black Bull give her son a red blanket?

3. Who has George Black Bull killed?

4. Who is it that tracks the few Utes who have left the reservation to their camp?

5. Where do Bessie Black Bull and her son wait for two days to ensure that no one follows them en route to their rendezvous with her husband?

(see the answer key)

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